Symbolic Links

Posted: 04-10-2006, 05:48 AM
can someone shortcut me to a document that succintly and accurately defines
and describes Symbolic Links in the NTFS/Vista context.

One description I read called them rebranded "hardlinks", the only
difference being that they can span volumes - some difference

Another description I read give the impression that they're an
implementation (rebranding) of those .lnk files that we've all come to love,
hate or tolerate depending on one's perception of reality.

I need info for a document I'm writing




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Re: Symbolic Links
Posted: 04-10-2006, 01:06 PM
A quick Google search pointed out this )

http://community.bartdesmet.net/blog...05/16/273.aspx
http://shell-shocked.org/article.php?id=284
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=341355
(possibly the best)
http://geekswithblogs.net/ensoftblog.../02/55818.aspx

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"Philip" <Philip@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> can someone shortcut me to a document that succintly and accurately
> defines
> and describes Symbolic Links in the NTFS/Vista context.
>
> One description I read called them rebranded "hardlinks", the only
> difference being that they can span volumes - some difference
>
> Another description I read give the impression that they're an
> implementation (rebranding) of those .lnk files that we've all come to
> love,
> hate or tolerate depending on one's perception of reality.
>
> I need info for a document I'm writing
>
>
>
>

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Re: Symbolic Links
Posted: 04-12-2006, 07:50 AM
As I read this stuff, much of it a bit long in tooth, an ntfs symlink is a
junction except it applies to a file, it's like a junction cos its symbolic
and it's transparent.

btw - wot do i call a folder full of junctions - an interchange

cheers

"Zack Whittaker" wrote:
> A quick Google search pointed out this )
>
> http://community.bartdesmet.net/blog...05/16/273.aspx
> http://shell-shocked.org/article.php?id=284
> http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=341355
> (possibly the best)
> http://geekswithblogs.net/ensoftblog.../02/55818.aspx
>
> --
> Zack Whittaker
> » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk
> » MSBlog on ResDev: www.msblog.org
> » Vista Knowledge Base: www.vistabase.co.uk
> » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no
> rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not
> of my employer, best friend, Ghandi, my mother or my cat. Glad we cleared
> that up!
>
> --: Original message follows :--
> "Philip" <Philip@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:5E9CCD75-FB79-456E-83F3-DFDE75142678@microsoft.com...
> > can someone shortcut me to a document that succintly and accurately
> > defines
> > and describes Symbolic Links in the NTFS/Vista context.
> >
> > One description I read called them rebranded "hardlinks", the only
> > difference being that they can span volumes - some difference
> >
> > Another description I read give the impression that they're an
> > implementation (rebranding) of those .lnk files that we've all come to
> > love,
> > hate or tolerate depending on one's perception of reality.
> >
> > I need info for a document I'm writing
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
>
>
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